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Our newest guest Adele Spraggon is a behavioural change expert, she offers a unique proprietary methodology that she delivers through workshops, 1:1 consultations, and coaching that addresses the underlying decision-making patterns that get in the way of making better choices to drive innovative solutions. She has guided thousands globally to achieve breakthrough results in both their personal and professional lives. In this episode we discuss: -Her journey into becoming a behavioural change expert and helping entrepreneurs to make right decisions. -“Before, the idea of quitting was my first go when something goes wrong”. -Fear is a pattern given by the brain pattern. everything that we feel including fear is a result of an underlying pattern. -Affirmation actually tells the brain, you got it wrong. -Human brain is not born knowing what to do. -The best thing we can do for ourselves as parents is working on ourselves. -“I created that” is a very powerful statement. -Simple is sometimes not easy. -As long as you got a fully functioning brain, you can re-pattern your brain. -If we don’t feel positive, it is because we have a pattern in our brain that does not think positive. -If you are procrastinating, then you are avoiding something. -Trying to fix the problem is compounding the problem. -Once you remove the old pattern, your brain automatically upgrades. -It's amazing what you can do when you get out of your way. All this and much more, do listen to the full episode to get golden nuggets from Adele. To get in contact with her find her at: https://shift4steps.com/ --------------------------- ABOUT THE HOST: I am your host Kajal Khurana - KK, Author of best selling book on Amazon, Mindset & Health Coach, Nutritionist and a Reiki Healer. I am very passionate about helping entrepreneurs achieve their desired goals faster by using tools and techniques which will help them stay energized, focused so they can feel good with their body and mind and make better business decisions. If you enjoyed the episode, if it helped you in any way, or if you had ONE aha moment, please let me know, hit the subscribe button, rate the show and leave me a review. You will make my day :). My new book is launched on amazon here is the link please grab your copy http://mybook.to/whymefirst

Our guest today Jennifer Arthurton is the creator, and founder of Old Chicks Know Sh*t, a community and podcast (of the same name) designed to inspire and support midlife women in chasing their dreams and creating their kick-ass next chapter. In addition, she is an empowerment coach, writer, and speaker. Having made her midlife course corrections, she is a passionate advocate of the inherent power and knowledge that women possess at a time when they often feel overlooked and doubt themselves most. In this episode we have some fire chat: -Her journey into self-discovery and helping mid-life women to see the power in the next chapter of their lives. -“At the beginning, I thought I am too old to start over”! -This is actually the longest chapter of our lives, between 50's and 80’s. -I didn't know the answer to like…what are my values, what is important to me, what do i want my life to be? -“I didn’t know what was possible for my life”. -Your whole life doesn’t need to fall down around you before you take the necessary step to change part. -Daydream a little bit. -Most of what stops us is all the fears and limiting beliefs. -If you are going to do something new, your brain gives you 50 reasons why you can’t do that thing. -When we create a visualization in our mind our subconscious doesn’t actually know the difference between the real and imagined. -“Tiny steps lead to big things”. -You can start exactly where you are and take tiny steps every day towards the thing that you want. -Be patient and have a little compassion for yourself during the process of change. -When we get into that black and white all or nothing thinking, it paralyzes us. -Giving yourself these baby steps leads to momentum. -Be true to yourself. -Authenticity is key to success. All this and much more from Jennifer, do listen to the full episode and get inspired. To get in contact with Jennifer Arthurton find her at: www.oldchicksknowshit.com https://www.facebook.com/oldchicksknowshit Instagram: oldchicksknowshit --------------------------- ABOUT THE HOST: I am your host Kajal Khurana - KK, Author of best selling book on Amazon, Mindset & Health Coach, Nutritionist and a Reiki Healer. I am very passionate about helping entrepreneurs achieve their desired goals faster by using tools and techniques which will help them stay energized, focused so they can feel good with their body and mind and make better business decisions. If you enjoyed the episode, if it helped you in any way, or if you had ONE aha moment, please let me know, hit the subscribe button, rate the show and leave me a review. You will make my day :). My new book is launched on amazon here is the link please grab your copy http://mybook.to/whymefirst

Our guest today, R.T. Custer is the founder of Vortic Watch, one of the only American-made watch companies helping resurrect antique watches by combining vintage internals with modern wrist watch cases. Within just 8 years, he has been able to take it from scratch to 7 figures in revenue. For 5-years, R.T. had a legal battle against the Swatch Group after they accused Vortic of trademark infringement and counterfeiting in 2015. A Federal Judge ruled in favor of Vortic. This legal battle was monumental for Americans as it protected thousands of American small businesses that preserve history, and also signified that small businesses can survive legal battles against larger conglomerates. In this episode we discuss: His journey into entrepreneurship and launching his wristwatch business. -Go use your hands to go do the things, not just talk about the things…you need to ask for help a lot. -Fail fast and fail often. -Fail forward, fail small. -It is okay to fail if it doesn’t ruin your entire business. -Be comfortable with just trying things. -Fail forward but fail often and fail small. -You may fail the first time but don’t major your business on that first thing. -Try and test and try and test and fail. When you hit the wall go find and expert. -It is rewarding to have a team of people helping you out. - Take messy action. All this and much more from R. T. Custer, listen to the full episode to get amazing golden nuggets from him. To get in contact with R.T. Custer find him at: https://vorticwatches.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rtcuster/ ------------------------- ABOUT THE HOST: I am your host Kajal Khurana - KK, Author of best selling book on Amazon, Mindset & Health Coach, Nutritionist and a Reiki Healer. I am very passionate about helping entrepreneurs achieve their desired goals faster by using tools and techniques which will help them stay energized, focused so they can feel good with their body and mind and make better business decisions. If you enjoyed the episode, if it helped you in any way, or if you had ONE aha moment, please let me know, hit the subscribe button, rate the show and leave me a review. You will make my day :). My new book is launched on amazon here is the link please grab your copy http://mybook.to/whymefirst

Our newest guest today "James Lam" is the owner of LAM - Look Ahead Marketing, helps heart-centred entrepreneurs discover their superpowers and then use those gifts to shape their businesses into change-making enterprises via his 12-week signature program, Superpowered Business Success. He also built the successful franchise, Learn Photography Company, with over 5000 students at ten studios across Canada. In this fire chat episode we discuss: -His journey and motive for establishing Look Ahead Marketing and helping entrepreneurs, healers and coaches super power the business of their gift online. -It's a tough goal in your first few years as an entrepreneur. -There are so many ways to market yourself that are free. -One of the coolest things in the world right now is online coaching. -When you do things, take a moment to check your motivation. -There is nothing wrong with failing as one as you fail forward. -There are too many resources out there. -There is value in everything. -Make a choice and move on with it. -Find a coach that can guide you step by step by step. -Build a business around you. -Find a message and a transformation of a product that reflects you and your best self. -You can be whatever you want to be but figure out what the transformation is that you need to build around yourself. -Start with yourself…it doesn't have to be perfect. -You can't do things on your own. -You don't have a community around you, that's when you die. -Learn a new skill or take up a new hobby. Listen to the full episode to get some golden nuggets from James. Please leave us your reviews as it means the world to us. To get in contact with James Lam find him at: https://www.lookaheadmarketing.com/ ------------------------- ABOUT THE HOST: I am your host Kajal Khurana - KK, Author of best selling book on Amazon, Mindset & Health Coach, Nutritionist and a Reiki Healer. I am very passionate about helping entrepreneurs achieve their desired goals faster by using tools and techniques which will help them stay energized, focused so they can feel good with their body and mind and make better business decisions. If you enjoyed the episode, if it helped you in any way, or if you had ONE aha moment, please let me know, hit the subscribe button, rate the show and leave me a review. You will make my day :). My new book is launched on amazon here is the link please grab your copy http://mybook.to/whymefirst

Our newest guest Michael Balchan is the Co-Creator and a Founding Partner of Heroic, a social training platform built to change the world by helping you be the best, most Heroic version of yourself. In this episode we discuss: -The story behind the company “heroic”, a social training platform that helps individuals to discover and be their best. -If we are going all day asking can I express the best version of myself? We will be doing this thing or something different…when we listen to that voice and try more and more consistently to actually do that thing we are going to win. -Mastery comes from doing that thing over and over again. -All the great teachers and traditions say the same thing. -Be open and willing to see life in a new perspective. -Change is not going to come from the top down, it's going to come from each single one of us. -We cannot change the past, we can only change the future. -We want to embrace those lessons and learn from them. -Positive thinking might work sometimes but it's not gonna work all the time. -What do I want going forward and what am I going to do about it? -We’ve got to embrace reality. We’ve got to embrace the places that we’ve fallen short and use them as tools for us to get better moving forward. -“I’m either going to win or I'll win”. -Recommit every single day. -No good life is without challenge. -That next decision is always more important than the previous one. -Don’t worry about being spent. -The trick is not living less intensely or working less intensely, the trick is in prioritizing your recovery just as intensely. -You should feel tired at the end of the day. -Remove this from your mind that we will find an equal state of equilibrium, that we will have a perfect amount of time… All this and much more, do listen to the full episode to get some golden nuggets from Michael. To get in contact with Michael Balchan find him at: http://michaelbalchan.com/ https://www.heroic.us/ -------------------------- ABOUT THE HOST: I am your host Kajal Khurana - KK, Author of best selling book on Amazon, Mindset & Health Coach, Nutritionist and a Reiki Healer. I am very passionate about helping entrepreneurs achieve their desired goals faster by using tools and techniques which will help them stay energized, focused so they can feel good with their body and mind and make better business decisions. If you enjoyed the episode, if it helped you in any way, or if you had ONE aha moment, please let me know, hit the subscribe button, rate the show and leave me a review. You will make my day :). My new book is launched on amazon here is the link please grab your copy http://mybook.to/whymefirst

We’re excited to have an amazing guest "Amy Yamada" with us today. She is a high ticket sales expert with over 20 years of experience in marketing and sales, and I can’t wait for you to hear what she’s about to share. Launched and hosted multiple, transformational 3-day conferences and luxurious retreats for coaches 2. Built a 7-figure coaching business from the ground up 3. Been interviewed on numerous summits and spoken on multiple stages and Success Panels One extra: Hosted 20 virtual events in 2021. In todays episode we discuss: -Her journey into entrepreneurship and helping other entrepreneurs live their authentic and fulfilling life. -Entrepreneurship is a journey. -I felt confidence representing the products or entities. -Everybody has self-doubt. -At some point someone or something taught us something to become a limiting belief. -Limiting beliefs are just stories in our head, at the end of the day I believe each person has their own skill set, their own talent, their own uniqueness. -Let's celebrate who we are and what we do offer and honor that. -It really helps to identify who is your ideal client and what is the problem that you help them solve with your product, services or opportunity. -Wearing too many hearts at the beginning…can only take you so far. -Most successful coaches that I know are deeply passionate about serving others in a really specific way. -I’m not going to wait and regret. -Take time to talk to yourself about what your daily schedule will look like. -I created my own rat race and got out of it. All this and much more from Amy do listen to the full episode to get golden nuggets from her. To get in contact with Amy Yamada find her at: www.amyyamada.com --------------------------------- ABOUT THE HOST: I am your host Kajal Khurana - KK, Author of best selling book on Amazon, Mindset & Health Coach, Nutritionist and a Reiki Healer. I am very passionate about helping entrepreneurs achieve their desired goals faster by using tools and techniques which will help them stay energized, focused so they can feel good with their body and mind and make better business decisions. If you enjoyed the episode, if it helped you in any way, or if you had ONE aha moment, please let me know, hit the subscribe button, rate the show and leave me a review. You will make my day :). My new book is launched on amazon here is the link please grab your copy http://mybook.to/whymefirst

Our guest today "Mike Moll" is a Marketing Coach who works with business owners to help increase their value and pricing, while decreasing their working hours. He is also founder of a niche marketing agency, a consulting firm and host of the Market Me podcast. Driven by his passion to help other entrepreneurs, Mike launched a coaching program in 2020 that focuses on product development, pricing, sales and marketing In this episode we have a chat about: -His journey into marketing and finding g out how not to start a business. -"What I found out with marketing is that, while everybody was trying to the piece over, the puzzle was already in my head". -Find all the things that gives you stress and anxiety and group then together. -People get shiny object syndrome and that is the killer. -If you are not focused, then you will spend way too much time and energy. -People want what's new and sexy, they don't want the boring. -At the end of the day, if you are going to invest money in marketing, there is a compounding negative effect of things that don't go well. -Cash flow issues are not a good issue for business. -Be honest with yourself about what you suck at. -Take the ego out of it, you don't have to be the best. To get in contact with Mike Moll find him at: Instagram: mikemoll https://mikemoll.co/ --------------------------------- ABOUT THE HOST: I am your host Kajal Khurana - KK, Author of best selling book on Amazon, Mindset & Health Coach, Nutritionist and a Reiki Healer. I am very passionate about helping entrepreneurs achieve their desired goals faster by using tools and techniques which will help them stay energized, focused so they can feel good with their body and mind and make better business decisions. If you enjoyed the episode, if it helped you in any way, or if you had ONE aha moment, please let me know, hit the subscribe button, rate the show and leave me a review. You will make my day :). My new book is launched on amazon here is the link please grab your copy http://mybook.to/whymefirst

Our newest guest today Nick Cavuoto, is the most dynamic business consultant for today’s most influential brands. In addition to his accomplishments as a business consultant with Fortune 500 Companies like Verizon, Microsoft, and Paychex – he serves as an inspirational figure, activating the next generation of global leaders and entrepreneurs. In this episode we had a fire site chat about how one can achieve their desired success: - His journey into working with entrepreneurs and helping everyday people in business to accomplish their greatest accomplishment in the world. - “Somebody told me NO but I decided to say YES to myself”. - If you want to get close to a Rockstar, you better get a VIP pass. - “I felt if I wanted to do great things in life and business there are certain things in our culture and society that you just need to have received the opportunity to get to the next level. - Releasing self- judgment in what should be the part that involves shame…what could be the best decision in front of me right now? - If entrepreneurs want to re-invent themselves, it's in choosing the part that is difficult. - Whatever part you choose is going to be difficult. - In reality, we need to trust our intuition because that’s our compass. - The part of entrepreneurship is the act of highest commitment to yourself and your calling. - Finding peace within yourself and with your maker is very important. - Lack of belief is the number one killer of entrepreneurs. - Choose the hard path because life is going to be hard and do the work. - Work on your self esteem. All this and much more, do listen to the full episode to get insightful information on being a successful entrepreneur. To get in contact with Nick Cavuoto find him at: https://www.nickcavuoto.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickcavuoto/ --------------------------------- ABOUT THE HOST: I am your host Kajal Khurana - KK, Author of best selling book on Amazon, Mindset & Health Coach, Nutritionist and a Reiki Healer. I am very passionate about helping entrepreneurs achieve their desired goals faster by using tools and techniques which will help them stay energized, focused so they can feel good with their body and mind and make better business decisions. If you enjoyed the episode, if it helped you in any way, or if you had ONE aha moment, please let me know, hit the subscribe button, rate the show and leave me a review. You will make my day :). My new book is launched on amazon here is the link please grab your copy http://mybook.to/whymefirst

Our newest guest Dr. Reza Abraham is a Persian Author, Speaker, Ultra-high-performance Coach & the founder of InControl Group. His first book is a result of 20 years of studying & working with different individuals. He been invited to speak on personal growth and leadership by global companies including AIA, Dell, DHL, Honda, KPMG, L'Oréal, Mazda, McDonald's, Nielsen, Petronas, Samsung, Shell, Toyota, and more. He is a graduate of The University of Science and Technology in Iran, Multimedia University in Malaysia, and MIT in the US. In this episode we discuss: -His journey into finding how people get in control of their lives and career and publishing his book "In control". -Being in control of your life is a progressive journey. -You must take full responsibility for the things that you can control and you shouldn't use it as an apology for the things you can't control. -The people who are successful in their work and their life are the people that first of all identify "am I in control of these things or not? -You don't need to worry about the things that are not in your control. -The Covid-19 has shown us that work life balance is something completely obsolete. -Work life harmony will only happen when we do something that we love doing. -As an entrepreneur fortunately, we do have this power to do what we are deeply in love with. -Learn how to pause. -Learning to become a better entrepreneur is learning what not to do and then what to do. -Experience doesn't make any entrepreneur better, it is the evaluated and well reflected experience that makes us better. -Reflection is what makes our mistakes more valuable. -The best way to learn how to manage your burnouts is to learn how to say no. All this and much more from Dr. Reza, do listen to him to get amazing golden nuggets. To get in contact with Dr. Reza Abraham find him at: https://www.rezaabraham.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-reza-abraham/ Instagram and Facebook: Dr. Reza Abraham ----------------------------------------- ABOUT THE HOST: I am your host Kajal Khurana - KK, Author of best selling book on Amazon, Mindset & Health Coach, Nutritionist and a Reiki Healer. I am very passionate about helping entrepreneurs achieve their desired goals faster by using tools and techniques which will help them stay energized, focused so they can feel good with their body and mind and make better business decisions. If you enjoyed the episode, if it helped you in any way, or if you had ONE aha moment, please let me know, hit the subscribe button, rate the show and leave me a review. You will make my day :). My new book is launched on amazon here is the link please grab your copy http://mybook.to/whymefirst

Our amazing guest "Howie Zales", is an Emmy Award winning Camera Operator who turned his passion for television broadcasting into several entrepreneurial endeavours. He created HJZ Productions, Inc in 2000 to address the need for professional level sports crewing/staffing in the New York market. Under his leadership, HJZ Productions grew to a multi-million dollar nationwide provider of top talent in the broadcasting field. In 2019, him and his team founded Viridity Entertainment Services, Inc. (VES) which initially focused on staffing in non-union markets. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, they quickly pivoted to offering best in class, broadcast quality live streams of professional sports shows and interviews, corporate interviews and meetings, and religious services. In addition, He took his love of the television production business and created The TV Sports Course, a hands-on training boot camp for the next generation of television crew professionals. In this episode we discuss: -His entrepreneurship journey into the media and sport broadcasting industry. -"You need to understand every aspect of your business". -Focus on the 5% of what you are really good at and delegate the rest. -"Fiverr is a good place and those people are good at what they do specifically". -You need to spend money to make money but you need to research where you are spending the money…in the right way and smartly. -Everything is a risk but you want to mitigate that risk as much as possible. -You have to be willing to be patient. -There is no perfect time to start a business. -There is always someone that has made the mistakes that you might make. -Family first. -You need time away and you don't have to be always connected with your device. All this and much more from Howie, do listen to the full episode to get golden nuggets from him. Please leave us your reviews as it means the world to us. To get in contact with Howie Zales find him at: https://www.howiezales.com/ LinkedIn : Howard Zales Instagram: Howiezales ---------------------- ABOUT THE HOST: I am your host Kajal Khurana - KK, Author of best selling book on Amazon, Mindset & Health Coach, Nutritionist and a Reiki Healer. I am very passionate about helping entrepreneurs achieve their desired goals faster by using tools and techniques which will help them stay energized, focused so they can feel good with their body and mind and make better business decisions. If you enjoyed the episode, if it helped you in any way, or if you had ONE aha moment, please let me know, hit the subscribe button, rate the show and leave me a review. You will make my day :). My new book is launched on amazon here is the link please grab your copy http://mybook.to/whymefirst

Our guest today "Jessie Asya Kanzer", was born in the Soviet Union. At the age of eight, she emigrated with her family to Brooklyn. She is a writer, former reporter and actress. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, New York Daily News, Wall Street Journal, The Independent, the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post, Ravishly, and Romper. She lives with her two daughters and husband in Dobbs Ferry, NY. In this episode we discuss: -Her journey into discovering the ancient teachings of del and becoming an author. -There is no end point, there is no point at which we become enlightened and were easy forever more. -It is what goes on the inside that actually really matters. -If there is a big connection between what we present ourselves as and what's going on inside, we get into trouble. -Truth, authenticity, vulnerability are everyone's super power. -Humor and laughing at ourselves is a great skill to have. -Our challenges differ at different points in our lives. -There are also these little struggles, little challenges, that we all deal with in our lives depending on our personality. -When you are connected to yourself, you really take time to listen to yourself. -The more you connect to yourself the more you will be able to ride with your own airborne flow. -Simplify what you want, simplify what you have, simplify your thoughts. -Even in busy times, if you simplify to doing just what is in front of you versus obsessing over all the anxieties around it, that really helps. -Patience is a reminder that things don't happen in our timeline, things happen gradually rather than all of a sudden. -When you can give yourself a break and accept yourself as a person who is not perfect, it becomes so much easier to accept other people in their imperfect reality. -Listen to yourself, tune in to that inner voice. -Listening to our inner voice is harder now because of our go-go technologies. To get more golden nuggets from Jessie do listen to the full episode and please leave us your reviews. If you would like to get in contact with Jessie Kanzer, find her at: https://jessiekanzer.com/ ---------------------- ABOUT THE HOST: I am your host Kajal Khurana - KK, Author of best selling book on Amazon, Mindset & Health Coach, Nutritionist and a Reiki Healer. I am very passionate about helping entrepreneurs achieve their desired goals faster by using tools and techniques which will help them stay energized, focused so they can feel good with their body and mind and make better business decisions. If you enjoyed the episode, if it helped you in any way, or if you had ONE aha moment, please let me know, hit the subscribe button, rate the show and leave me a review. You will make my day :). My new book is launched on amazon here is the link please grab your copy http://mybook.to/whymefirst

Our newest guest today "Alejandra Slatapolsky", is a Marketing strategies, growth strategies, marketing for financial services and fintech. she is also the host of the show “The Biz of Wealth”. In this episode we discuss: -Her journey into becoming a marketing communications strategist and starting her own business. -“Once I got more confidence, I started investing more”. -Find the right person, be patient and train them. -Give the strategist time to work. -I don't think you should check in and check out”. -Finding a niche and going for it with a unique selling preposition that you know that niche needs. -The why is what gives me the best information about how I'm going to convince the market that you are the best organization to engage with. -You define your niche because your market is too big. -Go to their beliefs and what you are going to do emotionally for them. -How to find a niche? Look around you, who believes in you? -You have to identify what is draining your energy and make sure that you can delegate it or move it out. -Don't expect your whole business to be drivers. -Accept that you have to go through phases. -Be realistic about the speed of growth. All this and much more from Alejandra, do listen to the full episode to get golden nuggets from her. Please leave us your reviews as it means the world to us. To get in contact with Alejandra Slatapolsky find her at: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alejandraslatapolsky/ --------------- ABOUT THE HOST: I am your host Kajal Khurana - KK, Author of best selling book on Amazon, Mindset & Health Coach, Nutritionist and a Reiki Healer. I am very passionate about helping entrepreneurs achieve their desired goals faster by using tools and techniques which will help them stay energized, focused so they can feel good with their body and mind and make better business decisions. If you enjoyed the episode, if it helped you in any way, or if you had ONE aha moment, please let me know, hit the subscribe button, rate the show and leave me a review. You will make my day :). My new book is launched on amazon here is the link please grab your copy http://mybook.to/whymefirst